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Nominated MP Umulkheir Harun and EALA MP Falhada Dekow traded barbs Sunday night over claims NIS is holding youths from Liboi and Dadaab on fabricated charges.
East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member Falhada Dekow has welcomed President William Ruto’s call for a people-driven national conversation on Kenya’s development agenda beyond Vision 2030. Dekow said the next phase of Kenya’s transformation must be anchored in the Constitution and shaped by the aspirations and priorities of Kenyans across the country. She said the […]
MOGADISHU—Ethiopian troops under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have withdrawn from the strategic town of Buurhakaba in Somalia’s Bay region after nearly 12 years, formally handing security to Somali forces amid mounting uncertainty over the mission’s future. The Ethiopian contingent vacated its forward operating base on August 8, transferring technical […]
MOGADISHU —Somali international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan is set to write another remarkable chapter in African football history on Wednesday when he takes charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg. The 34-year-old will become the first non-European referee to officiate the UEFA Super Cup, putting a Somali official […]
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi has defended Kenya’s expanding diplomatic engagement around the world. He said it is increasingly translating into trade, investment, jobs and development opportunities. Mr. Mudavadi outlined the government’s foreign policy achievements since 2022, including increased high-level engagements, strategic partnerships and…
Opposition figures and some federal member states have raised concerns about the process, consensus and institutional legitimacy.
Education Ministry Director-General Elyas Abdi told the National Assembly Committee on Education that the current boards are “a crowd.”
MOGADISHU—International partners have vowed to support Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) as the country accelerates its transition to direct “one person, one vote” elections. The pledge came during a high-level meeting in Mogadishu, where NIEBC Chairman Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan briefed ambassadors and senior officials from the United States, United Kingdom,…
Beneficiaries described the programme as "a valuable opportunity to gain a practical qualification useful across the transport industry and beyond."
Asha Kiwi, Kenyan women’s rights advocate and political figure, held talks with Somalia PM Hamza Abdi Barre in Mogadishu on women’s empowerment, economic inclusion and current political affairs.
